Star Command is a Sci-Fi Game Dev Story

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8-bit art and the great beyond.

By Levi Buchanan

Everybody loved Game Dev Story. It was a smart, silly video game industry simulator that poked fun of gaming while at the same time offering something surprisingly deep. Why more developers haven't riffed on it is surprising, but War Balloon Games is finally going for it.

You command a crew of explorers on a space craft you are constantly tweaking with the addition of new modules, such as weapons. Your crew is in flux, too, as you hire on new staff to perform duties around the craft like science and warfare.

Star Command uses a bit-art style similar to Game Dev Story, giving it that wonderful retro flair. It's coming to both iOS and Android this summer.